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1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.
Holiday fiend Krampus may have already gained some notoriety in the U.S. thanks to pop-culture portrayals such as the eponymous 2015 cult holiday ... Grýla is said to eat naughty children, while ...
Depicted as a man who annually transforms into Krampus (Derek Mears) to kidnap and eat "naughty" children on Christmas. [14] Lost Girl episode "Groundhog Fae" (2013). [15] Murdoch Mysteries episode "A Merry Murdoch Christmas" (2015, season 9). A sighting of Krampus is reported on the night a philanthropist dressed as Santa is murdered at a ...
Saint Nicholas and Krampus visit a Viennese home (1896 illustration). The Hans Trapp character in a 1953 photograph taken in Wintzenheim, Alsace.. The companions of Saint Nicholas are a group of closely related figures who accompany Saint Nicholas throughout the territories formerly in the Holy Roman Empire or the countries that it influenced culturally.
Here's how to do it and where to stay. La Tomatina, Spain ... The “Night of the Krampus” takes place the evening before the Feast of St Nicholas, when thousands of revellers parade as Krampus ...
Every year hundreds of masked men parade through Europe in an annual event that has been frightening children for centuries. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Another theory is that the statue is the likeness of Krampus, the beast-like creature from the folklore of Alpine countries thought to punish children during the Christmas season who had misbehaved. According to other theories it is a depiction of the Greek god Cronus eating his children or the Roman Saturn eating the months, though Cronus ...
The Finnish movie "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale," from 2010, may have been heavily influenced by the legend of Krampus. It is a story about a child realizing that Santa Claus is really a monster that takes bad children to eat them, as opposed to a nice man who brings gifts to good children.Vinzklorthos 00:25, 27 December 2011 (UTC)